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The Idaho Arena, as drawn by Patano Studio Architecture. The arena is set to host basketball and volleyball games as well as other entertainment events on campus. facilities
All the right reasons The Idaho Arena project fills the need for a medium-sized venue at UI Tess Fox Argonaut
University of Idaho President Chuck Staben, Athletic Director Rob Spear and Special Adviser to the President Michael Perry have worked quietly since summer 2015 on a 50-year-old idea. The idea is to create a student space on campus, a middle ground between the International Ballroom of the Bruce Pitman Center and the Kibbie Dome. The Idaho Arena will have about 4,700 seats, built on the north side of the Dome and will offer a home base for volleyball and basketball. In addition, the arena could host lectures, concerts and other events. At 4,700-5,000 seats, the arena would be smaller than regional venues. Beasely Coliseum at Washington State University seats more than 11,000, Montana State’s Washington Arena has more than 7,000 seats and Reese Court at Eastern Washington University has 6,000 seats. There will be a main gym, practice
gym, conference space and offices inside the building. The building will be constructed using Idaho wood and Idaho-based contractors. “The wood industry is thirsting for a project that size,” Perry said. “There are regulations right now that say, ‘If you’re going to build a building, it can’t go over five stories with wood.’ It’s partly fire protection, other things along that line.” Perry said the arena will show off the versatility of the wood. Staben said discussions about building an arena began back in 1969, but he is confident the arena will finally be built this time. “We’re resolved, we’re going to do it,” Staben told Moscow High School students in October. “We’re going to get the money and we’re going to do it. You’ll get to go to a game there in 2020.”
The quiet phase Perry works on special projects for Staben. His first assignment was the arena. Perry and Staben began working on the project in August 2015. SEE reasons, PAGE 4
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A senator blossoms Big stress, big solutions Catherine Yenne takes on her latest role at the University of Idaho as a senator Taylor Nadauld Argonaut
Catherine Yenne’s calendar is an assortment of colorful boxes that schedule her day hour-by-hour. It leaves little room for any blank spaces, but that is the way Yenne likes it. She lives to fill in those spaces. “I enjoy it. I get kind of antsy if I don’t have enough to do,” Yenne said. Yenne, a French, political science and international studies major, is one of the latest senators to be elected to the ASUI Senate along with six other students earlier this month. Yenne already had a couple months of experience in that role after she took up a senator position in the midst of four vacancies at the start of the school year. Now that her role is solidified, Yenne said one of her main goals is to create living group video reports that would inform groups that ASUI does not already reach out to — including students living in family
housing and off-campus — about upcoming events. Yenne said fellow senator Michael Lejardi, who was appointed at the same time as Yenne but not reelected, came up with the idea and presented it to her early on during their time in the senate. She said she is working on the project with him and ASUI Communications Board Chair, Sarah Solomon. “I’m really excited to continue working on that project and hopefully get the ball rolling,” Yenne said. This is not Yenne’s first time in a leadership position, nor is it her only current position. Yenne served as secretary treasurer for the Associated Student Body at Vallivue High School in Nampa her senior year, where she helped plan homecoming and prom activities and budgets. From there, Yenne said it was an easy step to UI, where she said she had a family of alumni. But Yenne said it was also Director of University Honors Program Alton Campbell who convinced Yenne that UI was the place for her. SEE senator, PAGE 4
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high at UI when compared with the national average. Fritz said she guesses this could be because of many factors, including the fact that UI is in a rural commuCarly Scott nity and is largely a resident campus. This Argonaut causes students to be away from traditional Sharon Fritz, a licensed psychologist at support systems. the University of Idaho Counseling and Fritz said managing stress successfully is Testing Center, knows a thing or something that should start on two about reducing stress. the first day of the semester — not ARG She said for students, stress just right before finals. comes from a variety of places. “You know that you’re exFor more news content, visit Although stress levels are periencing stress, but you don’t uiargonaut.com higher around finals week, Fritz have a plan,” she said. said they’re present year-round. Fritz said managing stress “Certainly (stress comes from) aca- varies on an individual basis, and the first demics, but also in from finances, rela- step is for the student to figure out what tionships and work. It’s mostly in terms their goals and priorities are. She said this of trying to juggle everything and go to step can be difficult for some students. school,” Fritz said. “Sometimes we buy into we can have Emily Johnson, mental health program everything we want all the time. There are coordinator for Vandal Health Education, consequences to that, and one of those said stress can also come from social ex- consequences is stress,” she said. pectations as well. Fritz said often students are feeling Fritz said even things as distant as the overwhelmed by responsibilities and presidential election can contribute to the shouldn’t be afraid to let some things go. stress-level on campus. Johnson said stress levels are extremely SEE stress, PAGE 4
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